And The Winners Are....

The 2010 Fall "Top Dog" Time Trial Competition sponsored by Wheel Base Bikes, Justin's Nut Butter, Raw Revolution, and "Kelley Acres" Speed Shop  came to a close last weekend but not without a little last minute excitement for the Men's Overall defending champ Lucas M! Triathlete Lucas of  Snapple Tri Team  had one shot to take down the strong man roadster Jim W. of Whole Wheel Velo Club.  And that he did by a mere second on the last day to defend his title. 



"Top Dog" Lucas M. takes the win!

On the women's side, relatively new to riding and new to the Speed Shop this year,  Hannah H. smoked the course like a veteran nearly breaking the 17 minute mark to come out on top of the Women's Overall. Hannah, an accomplished runner sponsored by Brooks , will hopefully be back to defend her title in the Winter TT.  Also new to riding and the Speed Shop,  Erica S., coming from a strong rowing background had a fantastic ride to hold on to second place. 

Hannah tearing up the road



In the more mature categories... Strong and steady Ray T. of NCVC managed to stay on top of the Men's 40+ Category from day one.  Edging out Frederick Tri Club's George C. by 3 just seconds and taking a significant chunk of time out of last year's performance.  Patty C. came out on top over Christine M. by only 16 seconds in the 40+ Women's category, both are from the  Frederick Tri Club . 





Ray T with his swag from the 40+ Win

In Ray T. style, Greg L.smacked down in the Men's 50+ from the first go and held the lead to the end! 

Vicki B. of the Frederick Tri Club came off a two month post Ironman Florida break to loosen her legs up and win the Women's 50+ .



Greg rolling in for the Early Bird Tuesday class



Vicki B's welcome back to training!

In the combined 80+ age categories  Patty C. and Vicki B. teamed up to win the combined women's category. And Hannah H. teamed up with new to the Shop this season Bob G. to win the combined mixed category by 18 seconds over Lucas M. and Vicki B.

A few shout outs to most improved go to a couple more Frederick Tri Club members Amazing Margaret N. and Fireball Karen H. who managed to knock off minutes from their first TT.  And in the spirit of starting our junior class 14yr. old  Ken J. made significant improvements to knock a couple minutes off of his TT.

We are finalizing the details of the Winter TT. We will be adding a new Junior/Parent category.  Check the web for the final standings and soon to be added details on the "Top Dog" Winter Time Trial Competition.

THANKS AGAIN TO THE SPONSORS FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT!

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In other news the Speed Shop has added a new Google Group to the communications center. This is a great way for all the Speed Shop riders to stay in touch without blasting the entire email distribution list .  Many have already been added to the list. If you aren't sure you can go to the "Google Group" link above and check membership to see if you are on it. If not it is very easy to join.
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The Winter Session has begun so check back for lots of news and updates!